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Background

Dr. Cameron was born at Johns Hopkins and raised in Baltimore. He attended Harvard College and returned to Johns Hopkins where he obtained his MD and PhD degrees. His surgical training was spent at the Massachusetts General Hospital and then at UCLA for Liver Transplantation. He returned to Hopkins as Head of the Liver Transplant Program in 2006. His laboratory studies stem cells and the liver to promote drug free transplantation and other pursuits include the use of social media to increase organ donation. He is married to Lisa, a lawyer, and has two children, Charlotte and John.

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Liver transplant procedures save the lives of nearly 6,000 patients in the United States each year. Learn more about the liver transplantation process and who is a candidate from Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon Andrew Cameron, M.D.

By registering to be an organ or tissue donor you can transform dozens of lives, but many people have questions or uncertainties about the donation process. Transplant surgeon Andrew Cameron and Clint Burns, an organ transplant recipient and coordinator with the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, discuss who is eligible for organ donation, how to register as a donor/recipient, the transplant surgery process and more.

Nearly 124,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the United States. A living donor can eliminate the need for a recipient to be added to the national waiting list.

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